NORTHERN IRELAND 1970-71
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 22 18 2 2 58 16 42 38
2 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 16 3 3 52 17 35 35
3 Distillery FC Belfast 22 13 4 5 51 29 22 30
4 Coleraine FC 22 12 2 8 43 32 11 26
5 Ballymena United FC 22 8 7 7 34 28 6 23
6 Ards FC Newtownards 22 8 5 9 30 37 -7 21
7 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 7 6 9 24 45 -21 20
8 Derry City FC Londonderry 22 7 5 10 45 46 -1 19
9 Bangor FC 22 7 5 10 21 34 -13 19
10 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 5 3 14 39 55 -16 13
11 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 3 6 13 26 53 -27 12
12 Portadown FC 22 2 4 16 24 55 -31 8
  264 106 52 106 447 447 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Londonderry = Doire
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Bangor = Beannchar
Ballymena = Baile Lifin Lurgan = an Lorgain
Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda Portadown = Port an Dúnáin
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Coleraine FC - Ballymena United FC 2-0
Derry City FC Londonderry - Chimney Corner FC Antrim 2-1
Glenavon FC Lurgan - Distillery FC Belfast 0-2
Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast 4-1
Semifinals Distillery FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 1-1 2-1
Derry City FC Londonderry - Linfield FC Belfast 1-0
Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 03.04.1971) Distillery FC Belfast - Derry City FC Londonderry 3-0
Antrim = Aontroim
Gold Cup
Quarter-finals Ards FC Newtownards - Glentoran FC Belfast 1-2
Cliftonville FC Belfast - Bangor FC 0-2
Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast 1-1 2-1
Portadown FC - Coleraine FC 2-1
Semifinals Glentoran FC Belfast - Portadown FC 2-1
Linfield FC Belfast - Bangor FC 3-2
Final (Belfast 17.03.1971) Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast  1-2
City Cup
(tournament played in league format)
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Bangor FC 11 7 4 0 31 14 17 18
2 Distillery FC Belfast 11 8 1 2 22 15 7 17
3 Glentoran FAC Belfast 11 7 2 2 20 14 6 16
4 Linfield FAC Belfast 11 7 1 3 25 16 9 15
5 Glenavon FAC Lurgan 11 6 1 4 26 20 6 13
6 Derry City FC Londonderry 11 6 0 5 21 18 3 12
7 Coleraine FC 11 5 1 5 21 20 1 11
8 Ards FC Newtownards 11 3 4 4 22 20 2 10
9 Ballymena United FC 11 4 1 6 14 19 -5 9
10 Portadown FC 11 2 0 9 16 26 -10 4
11 Crusaders FC Belfast 11 1 2 8 20 34 -14 4
12 Cliftonville FAC Belfast 11 1 1 9 15 37 -22 3
  132 57 18 57 253 253   132
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
NORTHERN IRELAND 1971-72
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 14 5 3 50 17 33 33
2 Portadown FC 22 13 4 5 49 25 24 30
3 Ards FC Newtownards 22 12 5 5 49 30 19 29
4 Linfield FC Belfast 22 10 7 5 48 29 19 27
5 Coleraine FC 22 9 7 6 51 40 11 25
6 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 10 5 7 36 35 1 25
7 Ballymena United FC 22 8 5 9 34 34 0 21
8 Distillery FC Belfast 22 7 7 8 34 44 -10 21
9 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 7 6 9 36 40 -4 20
10 Derry City FC Londonderry 22 4 8 10 41 55 -14 16
11 Bangor FC 22 2 5 15 28 62 -34 9
12 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 2 4 16 19 64 -45 8
  264 98 68 98 475 475 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Derry City FC Londonderry resigned due to civil unrest
Admitted Larne FC
Belfast = Béal Feirste Ballymena = Baile Lifin
Portadown = Port an Dúnáin Lurgan = an Lorgain
Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda Londonderry = Doire
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Bangor = Beannchar
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Crusaders FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards 1-1 0-3
Glentoran FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 2-3
Portadown FC - Linfield FC Belfast 2-0
Queen's University Belfast AFC  - Derry City FC Londonderry 2-4
Semifinals Coleraine FC - Ards FC Newtownards 1-0
Portadown FC - Derry City FC Londonderry 2-0
Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 22.04.1972) Coleraine FC - Portadown FC 2-1
Gold Cup
Quarter-finals Coleraine FC - Distillery FC Belfast 2-2 0-1
Glenavon FC Lurgan - Ards FC Newtownards 0-5
Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 0-0 0-3
Portadown FC - Ballymena United FC 3-1
Semifinals Ards FC Newtownards - Distillery FC Belfast 3-1
Portadown FC - Glentoran FC Belfast 1-0
Final (Belfast 19.05.1972 and 24.05.1972) Portadown FC - Ards FC Newtownards 0-0 2-1 aet
City Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Ards FC Newtownards 5 4 1 0 13 6 7 9
2 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 3 0 2 8 6 2 6
3 Linfield FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 6 5 1 5
4 Portadown FC 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 5
5 Distillery FC Belfast 5 1 1 3 7 9 -2 3
6 Bangor FC 5 1 0 4 4 12 -8 2
  30 13 4 13 48 48   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Ballymena United FC 5 4 1 0 13 6 7 9
2 Coleraine FC 5 2 2 1 13 6 7 6
3 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 2 2 1 7 6 1 6
4 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 17 8 9 5
5 Derry City FC Londonderry 5 0 2 3 4 16 -12 2
6 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 0 2 3 1 13 -12 2
  30 10 10 10 55 55   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (04.12.1972) Ballymena United FC - Ards FC Newtownards 1-0
NORTHERN IRELAND 1972-73
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 14 4 4 50 22 28 32
2 Ards FC Newtownards 22 13 5 4 49 22 27 31
3 Portadown FC 22 12 5 5 37 27 10 29
4 Coleraine FC 22 13 2 7 51 31 20 28
5 Linfield FC Belfast 22 12 3 7 38 29 9 27
6 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 10 3 9 33 28 5 23
7 Distillery FC Belfast 22 9 4 9 40 47 -7 22
8 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 9 3 10 48 40 8 21
9 Ballymena United FC 22 7 5 10 26 35 -9 19
10 Bangor FC 22 5 8 9 28 32 -4 18
11 Larne FC 22 2 3 17 28 67 -39 7
12 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 3 1 18 18 66 -48 7
  264 109 46 109 446 446 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Lurgan = an Lorgain
Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda Ballymena = Baile Lifin
Portadown = Port an Dúnáin Bangor = Beannchar
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Larne = Latharna
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Coleraine FC - Portadown FC 2-1
Crusaders FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 1-2
Glenavon FC Lurgan - Bangor FC 3-1
Larne FC - Linfield FC Belfast 0-0 0-2
Semifinals Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan 1-0
Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 2-1
Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 28.04.1973) Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast 3-2
Gold Cup
Quarter-finals Bangor FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan 4-0
Cliftonville FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards 2-2 2-3
Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast 3-2
Portadown FC - Ballymena United FC 5-1
Semifinals Linfield FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards 4-1
Portadown FC - Bangor FC 2-0
Final (Belfast 26.05.1973) Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC 2-0
City Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 4 1 0 10 1 9 9
2 Portadown FC 5 4 1 0 12 6 6 9
3 Ards FC Newtownards 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 4
4 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 2 0 3 4 9 -5 4
5 Distillery FC Belfast 5 1 0 4 7 10 -3 2
6 Bangor FC 5 1 0 4 7 14 -7 2
  30 14 2 14 48 48   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Coleraine FC 4 3 1 0 8 4 4 7
2 Crusaders FC Belfast 4 2 2 0 14 5 9 6
3 Linfield FC Belfast 4 2 0 2 7 5 2 4
4 Ballymena United FC 4 1 1 2 7 8 -1 3
5 Cliftonville FC Belfast 4 0 0 4 1 15 -14 0
  20 8 4 8 37 37   20
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (02.12.1973) Glentoran FAC Belfast - Coleraine FC 2-0
NORTHERN IRELAND 1973-74
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Coleraine FC 22 16 3 3 41 20 21 35
2 Portadown FC 22 13 4 5 51 20 31 30
3 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 14 2 6 48 32 16 30
4 Linfield FC Belfast 22 10 6 6 46 25 21 26
5 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 11 2 9 33 35 -2 24
6 Bangor FC 22 10 3 9 40 28 12 23
7 Ballymena United FC 22 10 3 9 34 26 8 23
8 Ards FC Newtownards 22 9 4 9 42 37 5 22
9 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 8 2 12 28 39 -11 18
10 Larne FC 22 7 3 12 31 50 -19 17
11 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 3 3 16 20 56 -36 9
12 Distillery FC Belfast 22 2 3 17 24 70 -46 7
  264 113 38 113 438 438 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Bangor = Beannchar
Portadown = Port an Dúnáin Ballymena = Baile Lifin
Belfast = Béal Feirste Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
Lurgan = an Lorgain Larne = Latharna
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Ards FC Newtownards - Bangor FC 4-2
Ballymena United FC - Crusaders FC Belfast 7-1
Chimney Corner FC Antrim - Larne FC 0-3
Coleraine FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan 0-2
Semifinals Ards FC Newtownards - Glenavon FC Lurgan 4-2
Ballymena United FC - Larne FC 1-1 1-1 2-2 aet (4-3p)
Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 27.04.1974) Ards FC Newtownards - Ballymena United FC 2-1
Antrim = Aontroim
Gold Cup
Quarter-finals Ballymena United FC - Linfield FC Belfast 1-1 aet (9-8 pen)
Cliftonville FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards 1-6
Glentoran FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast 3-1
Larne FC - Bangor FC 1-4 aet (3-0 pen)
Semifinals Glentoran FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards 1-1 aet (4-5 pen)
Bangor FC - Ballymena United FC 0-0 aet (3-0 pen)
Final (Belfast 01.11.1973) Ards FC Newtownards - Bangor FC 4-1
City Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 5 4 1 0 14 6 8 9
2 Portadown FC 5 4 0 1 17 10 7 8
3 Bangor FC 5 2 0 3 10 7 3 4
4 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 2 1 2 7 14 -7 5
5 Ards FC Newtownards 5 1 2 2 15 16 -1 4
6 Distillery FC Belfast 5 0 0 5 8 18 -10 0
  30 13 4 13 71 71   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Coleraine FC 5 4 1 0 17 8 9 9
2 Ballymena United FC 5 3 1 1 16 8 8 7
3 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 12 9 3 5
4 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 1 3 1 9 9 0 5
5 Larne FC 5 0 2 3 8 13 -5 2
6 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 1 0 4 7 22 -15 2
  30 11 8 11 69 69   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (01.01.1974) Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 2-2 aet (3-1 pen)
NORTHERN IRELAND 1974-75
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 22 17 3 2 53 23 30 37
2 Coleraine FC 22 15 2 5 58 25 33 32
3 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 14 3 5 52 30 22 31
4 Ballymena United FC 22 10 7 5 43 25 18 27
5 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 11 5 6 46 30 16 27
6 Bangor FC 22 8 6 8 37 35 2 22
7 Portadown FC 22 8 5 9 29 37 -8 21
8 Larne FC 22 9 1 12 38 37 1 19
9 Ards FC Newtownards 22 7 3 12 28 43 -15 17
10 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 5 3 14 31 62 -31 13
11 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 3 4 15 19 54 -35 10
12 Distillery FC Belfast 22 2 4 16 20 53 -33 8
  264 109 46 109 454 454 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Portadown = Port an Dúnáin
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Larne = Latharna
Ballymena = Baile Lifin Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
Bangor = Beannchar Lurgan = an Lorgain
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Brantwood FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 2-1
Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Distillery FC Belfast 2-1
Cliftonville FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 1-1 0-5
Linfield FC Belfast - Larne FC 3-0
Semifinals Coleraine FC - Brantwood FC Belfast 6-0
Linfield FC Belfast - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus 6-0
Final Coleraine FC - Linfield FC Belfast 1-1 0-0 1-0
(The Showgrounds, Ballymena 19.04, 23.04 and 29.04.75)
Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais
Gold Cup
Quarter-finals Ballymena United FC - Linfield FC Belfast  2-0
Bangor FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast 6-0
Coleraine FC - Larne FC 1-1 aet (5-4 pen)
Glentoran FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast 2-1
Semifinals Ballymena United FC - Coleraine FC 5-1
Bangor FC - Glentoran FC Belfast  1-3
Final (Belfast 13.11.1974) Ballymena United FC - Glentoran FC Belfast  3-2
City Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 4 1 0 13 5 8 9
2 Portadown FC 5 2 3 0 9 6 3 7
3 Ards FC Newtownards 5 2 0 3 10 9 1 4
4 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 1 2 2 8 11 -3 4
5 Bangor FC 5 1 2 2 7 10 -3 4
6 Distillery FC Belfast 5 0 2 3 3 9 -6 2
  30 10 10 10 50 50   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 5 4 1 0 12 3 9 9
2 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 3 1 1 11 7 4 7
3 Ballymena United FC 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 5
4 Coleraine FC 5 2 1 2 9 11 -2 5
5 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 1 0 4 5 9 -4 2
6 Larne FC 5 1 0 4 7 14 -7 2
  30 13 4 13 51 51   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (15.10.1975) Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast 2-0
NORTHERN IRELAND 1975-76
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 15 6 1 51 19 32 36
2 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 14 4 4 48 22 26 32
3 Coleraine FC 22 13 5 4 42 27 15 31
4 Linfield FC Belfast 22 11 5 6 43 25 18 27
5 Bangor FC 22 9 7 6 28 27 1 25
6 Ballymena United FC 22 8 5 9 36 35 1 21
7 Ards FC Newtownards 22 7 5 10 32 43 -11 19
8 Portadown FC 22 7 3 12 34 39 -5 17
9 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 6 4 12 32 46 -14 16
10 Larne FC 22 6 3 13 32 45 -13 15
11 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 4 7 11 24 44 -20 15
12 Distillery FC Belfast 22 3 4 15 24 54 -30 10
  264 103 58 103 426 426 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Portadown = Port an Dúnáin
Bangor = Beannchar Larne = Latharna
Ballymena = Baile Lifin Lurgan = an Lorgain
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Ards FC Newtownards - Linfield FC Belfast 1-1 1-7
Coleraine FC - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus 1-1 3-3 1-2
Glentoran FC Belfast - Cliftonville FC Belfast 3-1
Larne FC - Crusaders FC Belfast 3-2
Semifinals Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Larne FC 3-3 3-2
Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 2-0
Final (The Oval, Belfast 10.04.1976) Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Linfield FC Belfast 2-1
Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais
English = Irish
Gold Cup
Quarter-finals Ballymena United FC - Distillery FC Belfast 6-0
Coleraine FC - Larne FC 5-1
Glentoran FC Belfast - Bangor FC 0-0 aet (5-4 pen)
Linfield FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan 0-1
Semifinals Ballymena United FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan 4-1
Coleraine FC - Glentoran FC Belfast 2-0
Final (Ballymena 12.11.1975) Ballymena United FC - Coleraine FC 1-2
City Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Bangor FC 5 4 1 0 12 6 6 9
2 Linfield FC Belfast 5 4 0 1 8 5 3 8
3 Ards FC Newtownards 5 2 2 1 13 8 5 6
4 Portadown FC 5 2 0 3 12 11 1 4
5 Distillery FC Belfast 5 0 2 3 3 8 -5 2
6 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 0 1 4 2 12 -10 1
  30 12 6 12 50 50   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Coleraine FC 5 3 2 0 16 5 11 8
2 Ballymena United FC 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 5
3 Larne FC 5 2 1 2 7 13 -6 5
4 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 2 0 3 7 8 -1 4
5 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 1 2 2 11 13 -2 4
6 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 1 2 2 9 11 -2 4
  30 10 10 10 57 57   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (10.12.1976) Bangor FC - Coleraine FC 0-0 aet (3-1 pen)
LAST EDITION
NORTHERN IRELAND 1976-77
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 17 2 3 50 19 31 36
2 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 14 3 5 40 25 15 31
3 Linfield FC Belfast 22 12 4 6 39 21 18 28
4 Coleraine FC 22 12 3 7 40 29 11 27
5 Larne FC 22 12 3 7 42 33 9 27
6 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 9 5 8 39 33 6 23
7 Ards FC Newtownards 22 9 3 10 34 39 -5 21
8 Portadown FC 22 8 2 12 36 37 -1 18
9 Ballymena United FC 22 5 5 12 20 34 -14 15
10 Distillery FC Belfast 22 5 5 12 25 44 -19 15
11 Bangor FC 22 4 5 13 23 43 -20 13
12 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 4 2 16 20 51 -31 10
  264 111 42 111 408 408 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
Lurgan = an Lorgain Portadown = Port an Dúnáin
Larne = Latharna Ballymena = Baile Lifin
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Bangor = Beannchar
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Ards FC Newtownards - Linfield FC Belfast 0-6
Crusaders FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 0-1
Glenavon FC Lurgan - Distillery FC Belfast 0-3
Portadown FC - Larne FC 1-3
Semifinals Coleraine FC - Distillery FC Belfast 0-0 3-0
Larne FC - Linfield FC Belfast 1-1 2-3
Final (The Oval, Belfast 23.04.1977) Coleraine FC - Linfield FC Belfast 4-1
Gold Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 5 0 0 16 5 11 10
2 Bangor FC 5 2 2 1 10 9 1 6
3 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1 5
4 Portadown FC 5 1 1 3 9 10 -1 3
5 Distillery FC Belfast 5 1 1 3 8 13 -5 3
6 Ards FC Newtownards 5 0 3 2 5 10 -5 3
  30 11 8 11 56 56   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 5 4 1 0 14 4 10 9
2 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 4 0 1 12 7 5 8
3 Larne FC 5 2 1 2 10 11 -1 5
4 Coleraine FC 5 2 0 3 9 6 3 4
5 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 2 0 3 7 14 -7 4
6 Ballymena United FC 5 0 0 5 5 15 -10 0
  90 36 18 36 169 169   90
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (Belfast 26.11.1976) Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 1-5
NORTHERN IRELAND 1977-78
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 22 19 2 1 65 22 43 40
2 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 15 4 3 59 22 37 34
3 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 13 2 7 41 30 11 28
4 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 10 5 7 34 38 -4 25
5 Portadown FC 22 8 5 9 42 34 8 21
6 Larne FC 22 10 1 11 31 31 0 21
7 Ards FC Newtownards 22 9 3 10 38 41 -3 21
8 Coleraine FC 22 8 3 11 34 41 -7 19
9 Distillery FC Belfast 22 6 4 12 32 59 -27 16
10 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 6 3 13 24 46 -22 15
11 Bangor FC 22 5 4 13 22 36 -14 14
12 Ballymena United FC 22 4 2 16 22 44 -22 10
  264 113 38 113 444 444 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
Lurgan = an Lorgain Coleraine = Cúil Raithin
Portadown = Port an Dúnáin Bangor = Beannchar
Larne = Latharna Ballymena = Baile Lifin
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Ballymena United FC - Ards FC Newtownards 1-0
Bangor FC - Portadown FC 0-6
Crusaders FC Belfast - Larne FC 1-0
Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 4-3
Semifinals Ballymena United FC - Crusaders FC Belfast 1-1 1-1 aet (4-1 pen)
Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC 2-1
Final (The Oval, Belfast 29.04.1978) Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC 3-1
Gold Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 4 1 0 14 8 6 9
2 Bangor FC 5 2 2 1 10 9 1 6
3 Linfield FC Belfast 5 1 3 1 9 6 3 5
4 Portadown FC 5 1 2 2 9 10 -1 4
5 Ards FC Newtownards 5 0 3 2 6 9 -3 3
6 Distillery FC Belfast 5 1 1 3 5 11 -6 3
  30 9 12 9 53 53   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 4 0 1 16 5 11 8
2 Ballymena United FC 5 3 0 2 7 6 1 6
3 Coleraine FC 5 2 2 1 5 6 -1 6
4 Larne FC 5 2 1 2 8 7 1 5
5 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 8 10 -2 5
6 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 0 0 5 2 12 -10 0
  90 31 28 31 152 152   90
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (Belfast 23.11.1977) Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan 3-1
NORTHERN IRELAND 1978-79
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 22 14 6 2 46 21 25 34
2 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 11 6 5 42 30 12 28
3 Ards FC Newtownards 22 11 5 6 47 34 13 27
4 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 9 8 5 36 33 3 26
5 Portadown FC 22 10 5 7 35 27 8 25
6 Larne FC 22 10 4 8 42 35 7 24
7 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 7 7 8 31 29 2 21
8 Coleraine FC 22 7 6 9 29 30 -1 20
9 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 6 8 8 30 33 -3 20
10 Bangor FC 22 5 8 9 28 40 -12 18
11 Ballymena United FC 22 4 6 12 25 46 -21 14
12 Distillery FC Belfast 22 2 3 17 19 52 -33 7
  264 96 72 96 410 410 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Belfast = Béal Feirste Larne = Latharna
Lurgan = an Lorgain Coleraine = Cúil Raithin
Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda Bangor = Beannchar
Portadown = Port an Dúnáin Ballymena = Baile Lifin
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Coleraine FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast 2-3
Glenavon FC Lurgan - Banbridge Town FC 3-2
Ballymena United FC - Portadown FC 0-0 1-2
RCU FC Belfast - Larne FC 0-1
Semifinals Larne FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast 2-2 0-1
Portadown FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan 2-1
Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 28.04.1979) Cliftonville FC Belfast - Portadown FC 3-2
Banbridge = Droichead na Banna
RCU =  Royal Ulster Constabulary => PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) in 2002
Gold Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Portadown FC 5 5 0 0 13 3 10 10
2 Linfield FC Belfast 5 4 0 1 15 6 9 8
3 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 3 0 2 9 11 -2 6
4 Ards FC Newtownards 5 1 1 3 8 14 -6 3
5 Distillery FC Belfast 5 0 2 3 3 8 -5 2
6 Bangor FC 5 0 1 4 6 12 -6 1
  30 13 4 13 54 54   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 3 1 1 10 6 4 7
2 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 3 1 1 9 7 2 7
3 Ballymena United FC 5 3 0 2 10 8 2 6
4 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 7 6 1 5
5 Coleraine FC 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 4
6 Larne FC 5 0 1 4 4 13 -9 1
  90 39 12 39 156 156   90
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (Belfast 22.11.1978) Portadown FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast 3-2 aet
NORTHERN IRELAND  1979-80
Irish League
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 22 19 1 2 59 17 42 39
2 Ballymena United FC 22 12 6 4 52 23 29 30
3 Glentoran FC Belfast 22 10 7 5 34 27 7 27
4 Cliftonville FC Belfast 22 10 6 6 29 16 13 26
5 Crusaders FC Belfast 22 11 2 9 32 24 8 24
6 Portadown FC 22 10 3 9 36 37 -1 23
7 Coleraine FC 22 9 4 9 46 48 -2 22
8 Distillery FC Belfast 22 7 4 11 22 48 -26 18
9 Glenavon FC Lurgan 22 5 6 11 19 30 -11 16
10 Bangor FC 22 6 4 12 27 50 -23 16
11 Ards FC Newtownards 22 4 5 13 26 39 -13 13
12 Larne FC 22 3 4 15 17 40 -23 10
  264 106 52 106 399 399 0 264
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Distillery FC Belfast => Lisburn Distillery FC
Belfast = Béal Feirste Lurgan = an Lorgain
Ballymena = Baile Lifin Bangor = Beannchar
Portadown = Port an Dúnáin Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
Coleraine = Cúil Raithin Larne = Latharna
English = Irish
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
Quarter-finals Ballymena United FC - Portadown FC 3-2
Glenavon FC Lurgan - Crusaders FC Belfast 0-0 0-3
Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast 4-0
RCU FC Belfast - Coleraine FC 1-0 1-1 0-0
Semifinals Crusaders FC Belfast - RUC FC Belfast 1-1 2-1
Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC 1-0
Final (The Oval, Belfast 26.04.1980) Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast 2-0
RCU =  Royal Ulster Constabulary => PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) in 2002
Gold Cup
(tournament played in league format)
Section A
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Linfield FC Belfast 5 3 1 1 18 9 9 7
2 Portadown FC 5 2 2 1 14 10 4 6
3 Glenavon FC Lurgan 5 2 2 1 8 10 -2 6
4 Bangor FC 5 2 1 2 12 11 1 5
5 Ards FC Newtownards 5 1 2 2 10 16 -6 4
6 Distillery FC Belfast 5 0 2 3 6 12 -6 2
  30 10 10 10 68 68   30
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Section B
  Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff. Points
1 Ballymena United FC 5 5 0 0 16 3 13 10
2 Glentoran FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 5
3 Cliftonville FC Belfast 5 2 1 2 7 9 -2 5
4 Coleraine FC 5 2 0 3 7 8 -1 4
5 Crusaders FC Belfast 5 2 0 3 5 8 -3 4
6 Larne FC 5 1 0 4 1 8 -7 2
  90 34 22 34 179 179   90
Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Final (Belfast 27.11.1979) Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC 2-1